7 directorios internacionales de recursos educativos abiertos #REA #OER Los materiales impresos tienen mayores costes y tiempos de producción y actualización. El soporte digital es multimedial, ahorra costes de publicación y permite más fácilmente la actualización continua y colectiva. Por otra parte, ya sabemos que Internet proporciona un inmenso banco de materiales y fuentes de información que pueden resultar de ayuda en el aula para el aprendizaje de las diversas materias. Para poder utilizarlos, es necesario que sean abiertos, que tengan una licencia que permita su uso (Creative Commons). Los Open Educational Resources (OER), concepto originalmente acuñado en 2002 durante un Foro de UNESCO sobre Open Courseware (OCW), tienen como propósito la provisión, a través de Internet, de recursos educativos para consulta, uso y adaptación de forma libre y abierta. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. En Wikieducator hay tutoriales sobre búsqueda, creación y uso de recursos educativos abiertos. Autor: José Luis Cabello
py-scratch - Interface Python with MIT Scratch This package enables communication between Python and Scratch using the remote sensors feature of Scratch. It has been tested using Python 2.6, 2,7 and 3.2 on a Raspberry Pi. Remember to enable remote sensors in Scratch! To do this: Go to Sensing Right-click on a 'sensor value' Select 'enable remote sensor connections' import scratch s = scratch.Scratch() # to make a broadcast to scratch s.broadcast("from python") # send sensor updates to scratch data = {} data['pyvar'] = 123 for data['pycounter'] in range(60): s.sensorupdate(data) Why Finland's schools are top-notch (Opinion) Education in the United States is too much defined by testing and data, says Pasi Sahlberg. Many American parents worry about their kids getting good grades and doing well in school Pasi Sahlberg: Finland has one of the leading education systems in the worldHe says U.S. can learn from Finland in building an education system that enhances equity Sahlberg: U.S. education focuses on testing and data, which skews teaching priorities Editor's note: Pasi Sahlberg is visiting professor at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education and former director general in the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture. Follow him on Twitter: @pasi_sahlberg. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writer. (CNN) -- Millions of American parents spend countless hours trying to figure out how to help their children get better grades, better teachers or better schools. Pasi Sahlberg Opinion: Should schools ban homework? Spurlock visits Finnish classroom Opinion: Let kids sleep late
Grants & Contests 11/1/2012 By: Follett Challenge Returns to Reward Innovative Schools The Follett Challenge, which awarded $100,000 worth of products and services to six K-12 schools a year ago, is returning with the prize money doubled and a new focus looking to reward top-notch educators who are aligning their curricula to teach 21st-century learning skills. While the inaugural contest sought entries solely from school libraries, the second Follett Challenge has evolved and expanded to seek entries from educators throughout all departments in schools that are designing programs that develop critical thinking, communication, creativity, and collaboration between students and among educators. Six winners again will be selected, with this year’s total prize value increased to $200,000. Deadline: Jan. 4, 2013 Details: www.follettchallenge.com. Teacher Innovator Awards PBS LearningMedia and The Henry Ford today announced the third annual Teacher Innovator Awards. Deadline: December 12, 2012
40 herramientas para aplicar la metodología flipped classroom en el aula [Infografía] La pedagogía inversa o flipped classroom es una de las metodologías educativas que más revuelo están causando. Desde que los profesores de química Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams la llevaran a la práctica por primera vez en las aulas del instituto Woodland Park High School, en Woodland Park, Colorado (Estados Unidos), ha ido sumando seguidores de manera progresiva. Este nuevo modelo de enseñanza propone darle la vuelta a la case, de modo que los alumnos adquieren los conceptos teóricos en casa, a través de la visualización de un video, una presentación o cualquier otro recurso; y después, en clase, resuelven sus dudas y trabajan de forma individual y colaborativa. Si quieres innovar y llevar a la práctica esta metodología, te recomendamos 40 herramientas que te servirán para poner tu clase del revés. Descarga en PDF la infografía “40 Herramientas para aplicar la metodología Flipped Classroom en el aula” Crear videolecciones o videos interactivos 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Kindergarten coders can program before they can read - 26 July 2013 Going back to school to meet the 4-year-olds who are learning to program computers thanks to a new graphics-based coding language LORNA is 4, going on 5. I've never met her before, but her eyes light up when she sees me. She rushes over, blonde curls bouncing. "I'm going to sit on you!" she declares. I hand her the iPad I'm carrying and the silliness melts away in an instant. Lorna and her classmates, who range in age from 4 to 7, are taking part in a pilot study here at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, to see how young children respond to ScratchJr, a spin-off of the Scratch programming language. Tools like Scratch aim to address what their developers see as a lack of computer programming instruction in schools today. Unlike typical programming languages, which require users to type in complicated text commands, Scratch uses coloured blocks that are strung together to create lines of code. Concepts become more complex as the child progresses. Building with blocks
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) bring together business, research and the public sector to support and accelerate the development of innovative products and services to meet market needs, tackle major societal challenges and help build the future economy. The benefits of a KTP are that: The company will gain from the ongoing skills of an associate to allow them to make a step change in their business.The associate is likely to be a recent graduate who is employed by the University to apply their skills in the workplace, while being supported by a University academic.The government can contribute up to 67% of the cost of the project, with the company providing the remaining 33%. KTPs are approved by the Government’s Technology Strategy Board and can last between 1 and 3 years. Alternatively, a shorter KTP lasting 10 to 40 weeks is available. For additional information please visit ktponline or contact the For Business team
Siemens We Can Change The World Challenge Click here to find the latest information about the 2015 Siemens Competition including the announcement of finalist, student & judges bios and project abstracts. Launched by the Siemens Foundation in 1999, the Siemens Competition is the flagship initiative of the Foundation and a symbol of our commitment to education in the United States. The nation’s premier competition in math, science and technology, the Siemens Competition promotes excellence in math, science and technology. High school students submit innovative individual and team research projects to regional and national levels of competition as they vie for college scholarships ranging from $1,000 up to $100,000.The Siemens Competition honors the best and brightest students for their accomplishments in math and science – students who are changing the world for the better.